Day 365: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Day 365:

Well my friend. We've come this far, you and I.

Now Click Me

Honestly, I just want to thank everyone - everyone, everyone, everyone. If you're reading this, there's a good chance - no, wait a tick. YOU ARE one of the people I want to thank. So seriously, thank you.

I know maybe I'm making a bigger deal of this than it needs to be. It's just one photo a day right?.

But thanks to so many super, suuuper beautiful people, all being so supportive and so positive, it's become a lot more to me.

No one ever gave me a hard time about this or rolled their eyes and said it was stupid. My friends have been so patient with me when I sat in the middle of hangouts with my nose pressed against the screen (, rum and cokes close at hand obviously). My family has been super supportive and always giving me cute input. My profs at school have been equally supportive, and hopefully understanding if I didn't have my (less important) assignments in exactly on time.

Honestly, everybody rocks.

Lastly, thanks to my shorty Janice for the help with today's photo.

You made the smile legit.

With that being said, I think I will call it a night... the last one for 365.

Sigh...

LOVE

LOVE

LOVE

GOODNIGHT

GOODBYE!

ps - ...because if you know me, you'll know that when I leave the house, I've most certainly forgotten something.

http://picturebookcollective.com

That's where you'll find me these days. Have a peek.

Day 364: Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Day 364:

Uuuugh.....

Yeah.

Seriously.

Nuff said.

K thanks.

Day 363: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Day 363:

Those who get things done in this world,

rarely get a good night's sleep.

Love

Day 362: Monday, March 8, 2010

Day 362:

Emilie, one last time...

Three days left.

Sigh

Day 361: Sunday, March 7, 2010

Day 361:

Christian Turner

Thinker, Lover, Scientist

His music is like poetry.

Poetry with music. And laughter. And love.

And more poetry. Accompanied by music.

Please check out The Christian Punk Band,

and then bug this man, this timeless poet to keep

writing his timeless licks and epic hooks.

Thank you.

Note: Christian, I am so sorry to keep you waiting so long for this portrait. I let that slip my friend. My slowness in no way reflects my immense love for you. It's quite immense. Let me show you how immense.

IMMENSE!

Seriously... click that link.

Or this one...

MORE IMMENSE!!!

Or finally, this...

THE MOST IMMENSE!!!!!!!!!

Day 360: Saturday, March 6, 2010

Day 360:

One of Don Draper's buddies from up North eh?

I shot this portrait of my uncle today in his office at King & Yonge for an "environmental executive portrait" (or something like that) assignment. He was such a good subject - patient and very cooperative, and of course, we can't forget handsome! The architecture inside was just beautiful too and there were so many wicked spots to shoot from. I actually wish I could do more work here!

Anyways, it's been a crazy day, and I need to get my butt to bed. When I wake up, I can take my heart monitor off! WOO!

We're really getting down to the wire here though - five days left! UUUUUGH.....

Stoked/Not Stoked

Must also note - a recent discovery: apparently this portrait is not due for two weeks. The one that is due this week... I should have shot that first. Now I'm kinda screwed. GAH!

Day 359: Friday, March 5, 2010

Day 359:

Finding out what's wrong.

Emilie Martin made this photograph for me.

It's been a looong day, trying not too push it too hard. Failing.

Dream safely.

Day 358: Thursday, March 4, 2010

Day 358:

I need to do this more....

Except, this girl's boobs were waaaaay too big. Hello Liquify tool!

I got to shoot her in a class demo put on by one of our profs. I'm really hustling to get some shoots going soon though. Very, very stoked.

I actually picked up the prints tonight for my first "beta" portfolio which I'll be taking to a few agencies, to get girls, stylists, and makeup artists so that I can do shoots and build a REAL portfolio. I think maybe it's too ambitious given my current responsibilities and time constraints but, what the hell, ambition's better than laziness!

Okay. Wonderful. Goodnight!

Day 357: Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Day 357:

I woke up

lying on the floor.

My chest hurts.

Goodnight

Day 356: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Day 356:

"Brooks Reynolds/Ryan Long Lovechild"

... or How I Came To Love Brittany's Irish Dancing Wig

Snapshots by Sarah Clarke

... wish I had had a bandana at the time....

Day 355: Monday, March 1, 2010

Day 355:

Industrial

Drink plenty of tea and get your sleep. Yes, that will do.

Goodnight

Day 354: Sunday, February 28, 2010

Day 354:

Props for this actually go to Gabby Graham for holding the camera while I was driving. I set everything up and just told her to go nuts with the pictures. We had a funny drive home (to her home... when I was driving her home... last night... you get it...) with cameras. I actually just brought the DSLR to get a good exposure for my Yashica. That's where the fun started. Trying to teach someone how to use a manual twin lens camera from 1957 while driving in bad weather at 2am is just.... not something you do. So, we pulled over. Ha. My parents were probably getting ready to mentally strangle me.

Anyways, I finished that roll of film this afternoon and maaaay develop it tonight before bed. I'm stoked for the weird pictures we took.

Also, Gabby informed me that she "hasn't ever read a...."BLOG".... and doesn't really give a #%@$", or something to that effect, so, hopefully by showcasing her dazzling talents here, I can drag her into following. Sadly, ironically, right at the END of my project too. God, when I think about it, she is just such a big bi.... wait! Never mind! Ha. I'm kidding. Gabby is swell!

ANYWAYS!

It's a real shame though; I wasn't in the same room as my parents watching today's EPIC Mens's Hockey win - did I REALLY need to specify which epic win? Probably not - over the US or I could have gotten some really awesome pictures of my mom freaking out. But sweet merciful god that game was good!

....and terrible.... 24 seconds COME ON!

Okay, so that's enough for tonight. I'm getting sick, so I need my sleep.

Love Love Love!

Day 353: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Day 353:

Returning Guest Photographer

Rebecca Cairns

Series of Self Portraits # 2

As I mentioned before, I was quite excited to bring you guys another round of her self portraits. I follow Rebecca's blog daily, and some of these are creatively, very inspiring.

(If only she'd get her web file sizing down to a standard *cough*)

If you didn't see before, HERE'S the first series of her work I posted back on Day 298 - January 3rd. It's interesting to see the progression of her work. The more recent post is darker, more unsettling and moodier. There is more disturbance and motion. While the earlier images focused on the (clean) form, now you see the form more integrated into a concept and an environment.

I like where it's going.

Okie dokie. Enough of that. Less talk, more photography. Good?

Good.

Goodnight

Day 352: Friday, February 26, 2010

Day 352:

Well Crystal, I guess I could post these then too, huh?

You guys are beautiful.

Lots of Love

Day 351: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Day 351:

That's more like it...

Fourteen(14) days left, guys....

I'm pretty.... something.... about it.

Goodnight

Day 350: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Day 350

Geometry

The Reminder

Secrets

Love

Day 349: Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Day 349:

String Theory:

Learning to love distractions:

Impossible.

Day 348: Monday, February 22, 2010

Day 348:

Swim

Love

Day 347: Sunday, February 21, 2010

Day 347:

Reblog: The photography of Rebecca Cairns

You may remember a while ago I blogged a number of self portraits by Rebecca. I think her work is pretty swell and, while I posted something for tonight, I later decided that that image wasn't right. Furthermore, I've been wanting to post a second string of newer images from Rebecca. This image here is a recent addition to her blog, and I think this will be a good warm up for another group of her self portraits to come soon.

This sort of reblogging, and sharing of other inspiring work is giving me ideas for what's to come post-365. I'm excited.

As for the shot of Andrew, if any of you saw it, keep it in mind; I'll bring it back later.

Goodnight

Day 346: Saturday, February 20, 2010

Day 346:

Geometry & The History of Man

One Saturday in December -

Slide film

for Brenden

Day 345: Friday, February 19, 2010

Day 345:

Factory Science

One Saturday in December -

Slide film

Love

Day 344: Thursday, February 18, 2010

Day 343:

Love is a frosty dog walk,

very early in the morning.

One Saturday in December -

Slide film

Day 343: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Day 343:

Windows on The Haunted Ark:

Rizzo's

One Saturday in December -

Slide film

Love

Day 342: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Day 342:

Water Crashing Upwards

Goodnight

Day 341: Monday, February 15, 2010

Day 341:

This was the moment I knew I was in love.

Simplicity, and dimension washed over me like a wave;

my hands relaxed, I couldn't feel a thing.

I was the image.

Day 340: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Day 340:

Happy Valentines Day:

The Message In The Cucumber

I fully believe in coincidence, and I definitely, definitely believe that sometimes, things come together in astounding ways, seeming to tell us something.

What I find most beautiful about this idea is that maybe, destiny, or fate, or meaning, are completely illusory crap, invented to rationalize and explain our situations, behaviors or perspectives, that astronomically improbable circumstances simply come and go in complete meaninglessness.

I mean, what's truly more romantic: something happening because it was supposed to, predictably, or an instant where something beautiful and huge is produced within the staggeringly vast nothingness of infinite potential.

- - -

This morning I was making breakfast, which happened to be cucumber + creamcheese on a bagel - a definite favorite lately. I sliced into the cucumber and discovered this heart shape in the center. I thought, Wow, on Valentines no less....

I cut the cucumber in a few very close spots, and didn't find the same pattern in the seeds. Maybe it's really mundane - messages from the universe in cucumbers- but the beauty in the coincidence is hard to overlook.

So that's how I see it.

Coincidence is beautiful, because it is meaningless, yet still occurs.

Day 339: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Day 339:

Stills taken from the movie of our ridiculous collective life.

Really, we're all living the same life.

Wicked.

And so much love.

Goodnight.

Day 338: Friday, February 12, 2010

Day 338:

^ Click me to read the article! ^

First off, Happy Birthday Dad!

Now. Thank you Humber Et Cetera. It's definitely a start. : )

Two weeks ago I responded to a posting from a reporter at Humber's newspaper, the Et Cetera. She was writing a feature on students who blog, and well, I think I fall under that category, so I decided to check it out. So, here's the story. It ran two days ago. Pretty wicked.

Must note though: The large top left image and the small image directly next to it were submitted in one file as a diptych. They got cut up and resized to fit the layout. I GET that, and I'm only a little ticked about it, but fellow photographers, artists, and submitters of things to editorial establishments: protect your intellectual and creative property!

I'm suddenly hearing a wicked, made-up-in-my-head, string-of-curses-filled rant by Hunter Thompson on the evil rat bastard photo editors of the world.... heh heh heh... but, I didn't say that. Hunter did. I am humble and happy that my blog was featured. Really. I'm not mad. I'm not harboring any kind of grudge. I'm NOT stroking a well oiled firearm under my desk at this very moment....

.... heh heh heh....

Okay, well that was fun. It's also amusing that I'm apparently in third year according to the article. Maybe I can use that erroneous little factoid to manipulate my OSAP, AND student line of credit repayment schedule... strokes Machiavellian-archetype facial hair.....

God I miss writing.

Goodnight lovelies. It's been Good!

Love Love Love

(ps, I DO photograph other people besides Emilie. I swear. Really.)

Day 337: Thursday, February 11, 2010

Day 337:

So weird; I was eating breakfast and flipping through this in Lily & Lilac's studio about an hour before I found out he died. Totally sucks...

Day 336: Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Day 336:

Yeah... that's my ride alright. Thank god I was able to return it. I didn't realize it was so small in the lot!

Kinda makes me think of

THIS!

And then Chris laughs like a dork.

Day 335: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Day 335:

Chris' New Ride

In other news, big assisting job tomorrow and Thursday. I'm rather stoked. Fashion Television is covering the Thursday shoot. Woo.

Okay, bedtimes! Or, well, a song or two on Beatles Rockband first, then bedtimes.

I can rock between 80 - 95% on expert drums now : )

Nighty Night!

Day 334: Monday, February 8, 2010

Day 334:

I now know that Iran used to be called Persia.

Until next time.

Day 333: Sunday, February 7, 2010

Day 333:

Streets

Day 332: Saturday, February 6, 2010

Day 332:

Happy Birthday Em

Day 331: Friday, February 5, 2010

Day 331:

Glass

Day 330: Thursday, February 4, 2010

Day 330:

Pisces: Today you will experience power struggles at work, but it's okay because your third eye is on the mend. Your rooted faith in Polysporinism will keep infection at bay and have that chakra back up to snuff in no time.

Day 329 Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Day 329:

Roughly Assembled Panoramic:

Yonge St. Heading North & Skyline from 8 Wellesley

I've been wanting to do this sort of stuff for a while. I also haven't been shooting a ton lately, so this was fun. I didn't want it to look clean and smooth - or I'd have used a tripod and the automated features in Photoshop - so I shot it real fast handheld, and assembled it myself. It's composed of about 30 photographs.

It's fun and rough; I like that.

Anyways, I'm assisting tomorrow morning at 8 so I better get some sleep.

Goodnight!

Day 328 Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Day 328:

Mmmmmmm, so cute.

That's it. Goodnight. Love.

Uhuh.

Day 327 Monday, February 1, 2010

Day 327:

Heather & Mike's Wedding

Summer '09

B&W Kodak 400 35mm

Day 326 Sunday, January 31, 2010

Day 326:

Chronic Pain

Love

Day 325 Saturday, January 30, 2010

Day 325:

A bathtub full of water...

Goodnight